Whitcombe wins in Tiszaujvaros

(BEIJING, July 14) -- With many Olympic favorites missing the Tiszaujvaros Triathlon World Cup, Andrea Whitcombe of Great Britain finished on top of the podium for the first time since 2005.

Whitcombe achieved a time of 2 hours 2 minutes and 48 seconds, beating her closest rival Felicity Abram of Australia by 46 seconds. Beijing-bound Mariana Ohata of Brazil rounded out the podium in third a further 33 seconds back.

37-year-old Whitcombe was not selected for Great Britain's Olympic squad, but with her third career world cup win, she will be competitive for the remaining four Triathlon World Cup titles.

"It's hard to cope with not going to the Olympics when I think I could have done very well but I've just got to get on," Whitcombe is quoted by the International Triathlon Union website as saying after the race, "It's just a shame our Olympic trials weren't in really hot weather."